Cape Espartel

Cape Spartel is a promontory in about 1,000 feet above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, 12 km west of . It is the northwesternmost point of the African continent.
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Photo: Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: promontory on the northwestern tip of Morocco
  • Also known as: “Cape Spartel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caves of Hercules.

Cave
Photo: Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0.
The is an archaeological complex located in Cape Spartel, .

Cape Espartel

Latitude
35.79153° or 35° 47′ 30″ north
Longitude
-5.92567° or 5° 55′ 32″ west
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8C7PQ3RF+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5849091714
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2532381
Wiki­data ID
Q772975
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Espartel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Cape Espartel” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Kaap Spartel”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Κώτης ἄκρον”
  • Arabic: “رأس سبارطيل”
  • Asturian: “Cabu Espartel”
  • Azerbaijani: “Spartel burnu”
  • Basque: “Espartel lurmuturra”
  • Belarusian: “Мыс Спартэль”
  • Belarusian: “Спартэль”
  • Bengali: “স্পার্টেল অন্তরীপ”
  • Catalan: “cap Espartel”
  • Catalan: “Cap Espartel”
  • Cebuano: “Cap Spartel”
  • Chinese: “斯帕特爾角”
  • Dutch: “Cap Spartel”
  • Dutch: “Kaap Spartel”
  • French: “cap Spartel”
  • French: “Cap Spartel”
  • German: “Kap Spartel”
  • Italian: “Capo Spartel”
  • Japanese: “スパーテル岬”
  • Japanese: “スパルテル岬”
  • Lithuanian: “Spartelio kyšulys”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “أشبرتال”
  • Persian: “دماغه اسپارتل”
  • Polish: “Przylądek Spartel”
  • Portuguese: “cabo de Espartel”
  • Portuguese: “cabo Espartel”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Espartel”
  • Portuguese: “promontório de Spartel”
  • Portuguese: “Spartel”
  • Russian: “Спартель”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Espartel”
  • Swedish: “Kap Spartel”
  • Turkish: “Spartel Burnu”
  • Ukrainian: “Спартель”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mediouna and Achakkar اشـقـار.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Terrasse Sweet Sunset and Cape Spartel Lighthouse.

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